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DMMA Wednesday Warfare 4 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rich Mahogany (ranked 3315 p4p, 2970 weight class) and Thanos Doomsday (ranked 394 p4p, 359 weight class). Mahogany's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Litty. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rich Mahogany!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Thanos Doomsday!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mahogany scores with a jab to the head.
Mahogany fails to land the takedown.
Doomsday throws the kick towards the body but Mahogany avoids it.
Mahogany fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Doomsday sprawls well initially but Mahogany persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Mahogany keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Doomsday has his hands clasped together around Mahogany's back. He's all about the action.
Mahogany is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Doomsday looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Doomsday is pressing down on Mahogany's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Mahogany trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Doomsday wants to stand and escape but Mahogany is having none of it.
Mahogany lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Mahogany stops Doomsday from standing up.
Doomsday trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Mahogany wants to control from the top but Doomsday keeps moving.
Mahogany is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Doomsday is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mahogany prevents Doomsday from getting back to his feet.
Doomsday trying to control the position here.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Doomsday misses with a two punch combination.
Doomsday blocks the body kick.
Doomsday misses with a double jab.
A nice leg kick from Mahogany, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Doomsday. No joy for Mahogany on that attempt.
Mahogany shoots for a double leg takedown but Doomsday sprawls well. He's pushed Mahogany's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rich Mahogany. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mahogany misses with a takedown attempt - Doomsday sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Doomsday comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Doomsday moves into the clinch.
Mahogany goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Doomsday swings wildly with an uppercut but Mahogany uses good head movement to avoid it.
Doomsday misses with a knee to the head.
Mahogany is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Doomsday gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Doomsday landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Doomsday using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Doomsday tries to land knees in the clinch but Mahogany avoids the damage to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mahogany trying to stall but Doomsday improves his position.
Doomsday tries to throw a body punch but Mahogany avoids it by throwing Doomsday back against the cage.
Mahogany misses with a body punch.
Doomsday throws a knee to the head but misses.
Mahogany wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Doomsday lands a body punch in the clinch.
Doomsday prevents a body shot from Mahogany.
A short right from Doomsday.
Doomsday using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Mahogany has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Doomsday tries to land knees in the clinch but Mahogany avoids the damage to the body.
Mahogany on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Mahogany wants a takedown but no success here.
Mahogany throws a punch but it's blocked by Doomsday.
Mahogany blocks a body shot from Doomsday.
Knees in the clinch landing for Doomsday.
Mahogany is breathing heavily.
With the fighters up against the cage, Mahogany throws an elbow but misses.
Mahogany is trying to break the clinch but Doomsday has him pressed against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Doomsday lands a knee to the body.
Doomsday tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Mahogany is trying to stall.
Doomsday with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Doomsday scores with a knee to the head.
 It looks like Rich Mahogany has been cut.
Mahogany takes a shot to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Doomsday tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Mahogany misses with a short punch on the inside.
Doomsday gets through Mahogany's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Doomsday tries to land knees in the clinch but Mahogany avoids the damage to the body.
Mahogany lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mahogany blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Doomsday misses with a punch to the body.
Doomsday keeps control of Mahogany as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Doomsday lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Mahogany backwards.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Thanos Doomsday dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rich Mahogany's cut.
That's time! Mahogany's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Mahogany has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Mahogany there as he acknowledges the shot.
A big left from Mahogany misses.
Mahogany ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Doomsday moves away.
Doomsday unleashes a big counter combination but Mahogany bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Doomsday throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Mahogany jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mahogany lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Mahogany fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Doomsday to the ground. Mahogany is now in Doomsday's guard.
Mahogany won't allow Doomsday to get back to his feet.
Mahogany avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Mahogany is fighting to break Doomsday's control of his arms but Doomsday is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Doomsday working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Mahogany.
Doomsday has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Doomsday is looking to stand up but Mahogany isn't so interested in that idea.
Doomsday looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Mahogany puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Mahogany throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Doomsday to regain full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Mahogany accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Doomsday is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Doomsday trying to keep a closed guard but Mahogany is proving a slippery customer.
Mahogany working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Mahogany trying to control the position from guard on top but Doomsday is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Doomsday being controlled here, momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Doomsday wants to get back to his feet but Mahogany is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Mahogany closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Doomsday is trying to control but can't.
Mahogany trying to work for an americana but Doomsday has managed to regain full guard.
Doomsday is looking to stand up but Mahogany isn't so interested in that idea.
Mahogany throws an elbow that misses. Doomsday uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Mahogany's guard. Nice move by Doomsday!
Mahogany looking to control but Doomsday passes into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doomsday tries to stand but can't do so whilst Mahogany controls his leg.
Mahogany gets full guard.
Mahogany is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Doomsday avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Doomsday trying to control but Mahogany is working from the bottom.
Doomsday wants to get up but he can't break Mahogany's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Mahogany looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Doomsday must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Mahogany has his foot on Doomsday's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Doomsday works his way back into a safe position though.
Doomsday tries to stand but Mahogany is controlling from the bottom.
Doomsday tries to free his leg and advance position but Mahogany is retaining full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mahogany isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Doomsday stacks Mahogany on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Doomsday!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mahogany regains half guard there - taking advantage of Doomsday's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Rich Mahogany will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Rich Mahogany's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Mahogany fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Doomsday throws a head kick but Mahogany moves out of range.
Mahogany shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Doomsday as he jumps to the side.
Mahogany shoots and misses
and Doomsday makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rich Mahogany. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Doomsday rushes Mahogany and presses him up against the cage.
Mahogany managing to block the knees to the body from Doomsday.
Thanos Doomsday seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Doomsday working Mahogany over with knees to the body.
Doomsday connects with a knee to the head.
Doomsday lands with a left to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Doomsday misses with a knee to the head.
Doomsday tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Doomsday misses with a knee strike.
Doomsday cracks Mahogany with a nice body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Doomsday landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Doomsday with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Mahogany pushes Doomsday back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mahogany takes a knee right on the jaw!
Mahogany tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Doomsday tries to land knees in the clinch but Mahogany avoids the damage to the body.
Mahogany wants to stall.
Doomsday dodges an elbow strike from Mahogany.
Mahogany misses with a punch on the inside.
Mahogany managing to block the knees to the body from Doomsday.
Doomsday prevents a body shot from Mahogany.
Doomsday lands a hook to the side of the head.
Doomsday blocks an uppercut.
Doomsday dodges an elbow strike from Mahogany.
Mahogany misses with the head strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doomsday lands a body shot.
Doomsday with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Doomsday with a knee to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Doomsday lands a body shot in the clinch.
Doomsday keeps control of Mahogany as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Mahogany breaks the clinch.
Mahogany throws a head kick but Doomsday moves out of range.
As Mahogany backs off Doomsday throws a huge counter combo but Mahogany manages to avoid it all.
Mahogany throws a right hand that Doomsday ducks under and follows up with a left that Doomsday also avoids with ease.
Doomsday lands a nice leg kick that just misses Mahogany's sensitive parts.
Doomsday dips to his left and cracks Mahogany with an uppercut!
Doomsday fails with an attempt to clinch.
Mahogany walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A head kick misses from Mahogany.
Doomsday pushes Mahogany up against the cage in a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doomsday lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Mahogany backwards.
Doomsday lands a nice knee to the body.
Doomsday with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Doomsday throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Mahogany blocks it with crossed arms.
Doomsday unloads a knee to the mid-section. Mahogany lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Doomsday tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Doomsday with a knee to the head.
A short right from Doomsday on the inside.
Doomsday misses with a knee strike.
Mahogany has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Doomsday avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Doomsday looking to throw knees to the head but Mahogany is blocking nicely.
A hook to the body from Doomsday.
Doomsday landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Doomsday working Mahogany over with knees to the body.
Mahogany misses with a body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Doomsday.
Doomsday with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Doomsday works on Mahogany's body with a couple of short punches.
Doomsday lands a big knee from the Thai clinch and Mahogany goes down hard! The ref takes a good look at him but he's still defending himself. Doomsday in side control.
 Mahogany is rocked!
Rich Mahogany overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Doomsday is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Mahogany knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Oh Mahogany is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Doomsday fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Doomsday decides to stand back up.
Mahogany seems to have got his legs back now.
Doomsday lands with a slapping head kick.
Thanos Doomsday is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mahogany shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Doomsday manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Doomsday is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Mahogany is controlling him.
And that's the end of the fight!
Thanos Doomsday comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Doomsday has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Thanos Doomsday!
Thanos Doomsday very nearly forgot to thank HELLBENT amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
Rich Mahogany spoke after the fight, saying 'Congratulations Pice O'Xit. You were a hell of an opponent. I will go home and take solace in my many leatherbound volumes.'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rufus Rutger (ranked 2229 p4p, 3310 weight class) and Edd Norton (ranked 324 p4p, 445 weight class). Rutger's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Wardance. Edd Norton acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rufus Rutger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Edd Norton!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Norton scores with a decent looking hook.
Rutger comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Rutger keeps the fight on the outside.
Norton checks a leg kick nicely.
Norton looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Norton fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Rutger throws a series of punches but Norton moves out of range.
Norton thinks about the counter body kick.
Rutger definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Rutger throws a head kick but Norton moves out of range.
Norton feints a counter leg kick.
Rutger throws a jab when Norton was well out of range.
Rutger looks to land a combination but Norton avoids it well.
Rutger throws a poor cross that misses
and Norton connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Rutger throws a nice inside leg kick.
Norton forces Rutger back against the cage and clinches.
Norton prevents a body shot from Rutger.
Rutger tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rutger tries to throw a body punch but Norton avoids it by throwing Rutger back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rutger throws a punch but it's blocked by Norton.
Norton lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Rutger misses with the head strike.
Rutger leaning his opponent against the cage.
Rutger swings wildly with an uppercut but Norton uses good head movement to avoid it.
Norton blocks a body shot from Rutger.
Rutger misses with the head strike.
Norton blocks a body shot from Rutger.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rutger.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rutger misses with a body punch.
Rutger misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rutger misses with a body punch.
Rutger misses with a punch on the inside.
Norton taking a breather.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Rutger working aggressively here.
Rutger swings wildly with an uppercut but Norton uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rutger fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rutger can't find room to land a body shot as Norton controls the action.
Norton pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rutger throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Norton throws out a leg kick but Rutger moves out of range and Norton only half commits.
Norton tries to clinch there but Rutger circles away.
Norton has managed to clinch.
Norton pressing his opponent against the cage.
Rutger lands a shot to the body.
Norton manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Rutger misses with a hook from the clinch.
Norton blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Norton blocks a body shot from Rutger.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Norton wants to break free but Rutger has control.
Nice body punch from Rutger.
Rutger tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rutger doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Norton blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rutger can't find room to land a body shot as Norton controls the action.
Norton blocks a body shot from Rutger.
Norton blocking some punches.
Rutger can't find room to land a body shot as Norton controls the action.
Rutger misses with a punch to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rutger.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Norton takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Rutger has Norton pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Norton manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Norton fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Rufus Rutger dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Norton looks to throw the jab but Rutger is out of range.
Rutger feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Rutger fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Norton, pushing him back against the cage.
Rutger misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rutger tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rutger stalling in the clinch but Norton improves position.
Norton trying to control the position but instead, Rutger has worked for underhooks and has pushed Norton into the cage.
Rutger lands a left hand that snaps the head of Norton backwards.
Norton dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rutger will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Norton up against the cage.
Come on Norton - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Rutger is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Norton can do to turn this around?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rutger lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Norton backwards.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Rutger swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Norton trying to stall but Rutger improves his position.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Norton.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Norton escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rufus Rutger is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rutger throws a right and a left that both miss.
Norton ducks under a wild hook from Rutger.
Rutger misses the shot to the body.
Rutger gets a clinch.
Rutger can't find room to land a body shot as Norton controls the action.
Rufus Rutger has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Rutger misses with a punch on the inside.
Norton blocks an uppercut.
Rutger swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The referee is keeping an eye on Norton - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Rutger misses with some punches.
Rutger working aggressively here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Norton wants to stall.
Norton tries to break the clinch but Rutger is controlling the position.
Rutger misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rutger misses with a punch to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Rutger.
A bit of stalling here from Norton.
Rutger misses with a punch on the inside.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Rutger looking to slow down the pace here.
Rutger lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Norton backwards.
Rutger doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rutger tries to work over Norton's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Norton blocking some punches.
Rutger lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Rutger taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Rutger stalling the fight.
Norton blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rutger blocking some punches.
Stalling in the clinch from Norton.
Rutger pushes Norton back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rutger misses with a punch on the inside.
Norton stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
A nice right hand lands inside from Norton.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Norton.
Norton slowing the pace effectively.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Rufus Rutger dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Rutger tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Norton paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rutger gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Rutger swings wildly with an uppercut but Norton uses good head movement to avoid it.
Norton being controlled against the cage.
Rutger stalling against the cage.
Rutger misses with a hook from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Norton misses with some punches.
Rutger tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rutger is trying to stall.
Norton is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rutger misses with some punches.
A bit of stalling here from Norton.
Rutger tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rutger slows down the pace here.
Norton is looking to control Rutger's arms but Rutger gets an underhook and turns him. Now Norton has his back to the cage.
Norton swings wildly with an uppercut but Rutger uses good head movement to avoid it.
A nice left hand lands by Rutger.
Rutger misses with some punches.
Norton stalling in the clinch but Rutger improves position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Norton leaning against his opponent.
Rutger takes a shot to the head.
Norton working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Rutger working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Rutger tries to throw a body punch but Norton avoids it by throwing Rutger back against the cage.
Rutger pressing his opponent against the cage.
Rutger is leaning against Norton and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Rutger fails to land.
Rutger tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Norton's elbow.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Rutger misses with a punch to the body.
Norton content to slow the pace in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rutger misses with a punch on the inside.
Rutger misses with a hook to the ribs.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Norton taking a breather.
Rutger misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rutger taking a breather.
Rufus Rutger is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Rutger misses with the head strike.
Rutger is trying to stall.
Rutger breaks the clinch.
Good shot there by Rutger.
Norton tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Norton tries to keep at a distance but Rutger has taken the fight into the clinch.
Norton is trying to stall.
Edd Norton has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Norton throws a head punch that misses.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Rutger has a couple of punches blocked by Norton.
Nice body punch from Rutger - that landed with a thud.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Norton.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Rutger misses with a hook to the ribs.
Norton is trying to break the clinch but Rutger is controlling him.
Rutger throws a head punch that misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Norton.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rufus Rutger showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Rutger has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rufus Rutger!
Rufus Rutger seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mengrire Krenakore (ranked 2080 p4p, 1762 weight class) and Kain Mack (ranked 189 p4p, 159 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mengrire Krenakore!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kain Mack!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Krenakore throws a shot to the body.
Mack drops his hands momentarily and Krenakore takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Mack lands with a hook. Krenakore tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Mack uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Krenakore.
Krenakore swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Krenakore throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mack sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mack misses with a two punch combination.
Krenakore swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mack swings widly with a right hand
and Krenakore counters with a two punch combo.
Nice cross by Krenakore.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Krenakore throws a lazy right hand but Mack sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Krenakore has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
A swing and a miss from Krenakore.
Mack throws a counter combo.
Mack throws a body shot but no joy.
Mack lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
A swing and a miss from Mack.
Krenakore connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Mack just misses with a punch to the body.
A little feinted left hand from Krenakore on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mack attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Krenakore was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
A swing and a miss from Mack.
Krenakore throwing a counter right hand but Mack manages to avoid it.
Mack takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Krenakore misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mack.
Mack's corner calls for a 1-2. Mack obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Mack misses with a combination
and Krenakore counters with a stiff right hand.
Krenakore changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Krenakore jabs at Mack's body.
Krenakore swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mack has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Krenakore rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mack moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Krenakore connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Krenakore throws a hook but Mack avoids it easily.
Mack is looking for the big counter here.
Krenakore avoids the body shot from Mack.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mack slips a jab from Krenakore.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Krenakore looks to score with a jab to the body but Mack is just out of range.
Krenakore uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mack.
Krenakore slips under a jab from Mack.
Mack lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Krenakore circles away quickly and effectively.
Krenakore lands a jab-cross combination.
Mack drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Mack darts in and clinches Krenakore up against the cage.
Mack scores with a nice hook to the head.
Krenakore's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mack moves out of range as Krenakore strikes.
Mack has managed to clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mack.
Krenakore is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Krenakore's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Krenakore lands a jab to Mack's midsection.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mack scores with a shot to the body.
Krenakore scores with a shot to the body.
Mack avoids a punch combination nicely.
As Krenakore backs off Mack throws a huge counter combo but Krenakore manages to avoid it all.
Krenakore throws a poor cross that misses
and Mack connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Krenakore pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mack fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Krenakore scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Mack throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Krenakore is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Krenakore swings for the body but Mack moves out of range.
Mack throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A cross from Krenakore lands.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mack misses with a body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mack throws a body punch but Krenakore moves out of range.
A punch combination from Krenakore misses.
Krenakore misses with a hook. Mack ducked under it nicely.
Krenakore avoids a kick to the body.
Krenakore swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Krenakore defending well as Mack loads up on a big left hand.
Mack on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Mack throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Krenakore avoids a kick to the body.
Krenakore cracks Mack with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Krenakore throws a hook but Mack blocks it.
Mack moves out of range as Krenakore strikes.
Krenakore is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mack takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Mack throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Krenakore sees it coming and avoids it easily.
An inside leg kick from Mack misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mengrire Krenakore dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Mack moves out of range as Krenakore strikes.
Krenakore backing away here, and Mack unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Krenakore punishes Mack's body with a nice straight punch.
A big left from Krenakore misses.
Mengrire Krenakore is winning the standup battle so far.
Mack displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Krenakore throws out the jab.
Mack pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Krenakore throws a poor cross that misses
and Mack counters with a nice uppercut.
Krenakore ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mack moves away.
Krenakore throws a jab when Mack was well out of range.
Mack misses with a shot to the body
and Krenakore counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mack moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A punch combination from Mack misses.
Krenakore moves away from the strike by Mack.
Krenakore throws a body shot but no joy.
Mengrire Krenakore seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Krenakore scores with a crisp jab that stopped Mack in his tracks.
Mack throws a body kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mack keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mack wants to counter the offense by Krenakore and move into the clinch position.
Krenakore throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Krenakore lands with an overhand left.
Krenakore swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Mack cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Mack misses with a wild combination.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mack. Krenakore does a little dance to reset his feet.
Krenakore keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Krenakore looks to land a right hand but Mack moved out of range.
Mack fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Krenakore looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
The fighters circling - Krenakore throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Krenakore takes a jab right on the kisser.
Krenakore looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
No joy there for Mack, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Krenakore scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Mack will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Krenakore slips under a jab from Mack.
Mack misses with a straight left.
Krenakore throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mack sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Krenakore throws a body punch but Mack moves out of range.
Krenakore misses with a hook. Mack ducked under it nicely.
A nice side step and Mack releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Mack looks for the body kick but Krenakore saw that one coming.
Krenakore fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Nice shot by Krenakore.
Mack dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Krenakore misses with a straight left.
No joy there for Krenakore, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mack connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Krenakore works Mack's body with a nice hook.
Krenakore throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Krenakore throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Mack on the side of the head.
Krenakore bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Mack's head backwards.
Mack misses with a double jab.
Mack uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Krenakore.
Kain Mack is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mack fails to land with a series of punches.
Krenakore throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Mack thinks about the counter body kick.
Krenakore throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Mack on the side of the head.
Mack ducks under a wild hook from Krenakore.
A countering left hand to the body from Mack misses.
Mack avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mack looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Krenakore looks to score with a jab to the body but Mack is just out of range.
Krenakore swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Mack counters with a slapping leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mack misses with a jab to the body
letting Krenakore counter with a right hand.
Krenakore swings for the body but Mack moves out of range.
Nice defenses there by Krenakore.
Krenakore is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mack.
Krenakore connects with a body shot.
Krenakore misses with a looping left.
Krenakore swings widly with a right hand
and Mack counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Krenakore fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Krenakore is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mack can do to turn this around?
Mack is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Krenakore ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mack moves away.
Mack uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Krenakore.
Mack fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A looping hook to the body misses from Krenakore. Mack does a little dance to reset his feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mengrire Krenakore dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Mack thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mack takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Krenakore throws a right and a left that both miss.
Mack avoids the body shot from Krenakore.
Krenakore slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Krenakore takes a swing at Mack's ribcage but misses.
Nice body kick from Mack.
A punch lands to the side of Krenakore 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Krenakore lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Mack has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Danga de danga de dang - Krenakore scores with a four punch combination!
Mack misses with a few strikes there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A jab from Krenakore misses.
Krenakore jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Krenakore misses with a double jab
and Mack counters with a good, hard body kick but Krenakore shrugs it off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mack lands a body shot.
Krenakore lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Krenakore throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Krenakore misses with a body shot
and Mack counters with a good low kick that Krenakore was not able to check.
Krenakore misses with a lunging right hand
and Mack cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Mack throws a sloppy head kick and Krenakore moves out of range easily.
Krenakore avoids a punch combination nicely.
Krenakore appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Krenakore throws a body shot but no joy.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Mack! But no joy.
Mack tries a head kick but it misses.
Mack keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mack throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Krenakore throwing a counter right hand but Mack manages to avoid it.
Kain Mack has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mack lands a slapping body shot.
Mack tries to clinch up.
An attempted straight right counter from Krenakore misses the target.
Krenakore jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mack ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Krenakore moves away.
Mack uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Krenakore.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mack comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Krenakore throws a lazy right hand but Mack sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Krenakore uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mack.
Krenakore digs a good hook to Mack's body.
Krenakore blocks a leg kick.
Krenakore throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Krenakore connects with a crisp jab.
Krenakore misses the body punch
and Krenakore takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Krenakore catches Mack with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krenakore swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Krenakore cracks Mack with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Mack keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Krenakore.
Mack takes a jab right on the kisser.
Krenakore fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mack manages to avoid it.
Mack tries to score with a low kick but Krenakore moves his leg out of the way.
Mack slips a jab and a cross from Krenakore.
Mack uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Krenakore.
Krenakore throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Mack let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Krenakore scores with a jab to the jaw.
Mack throws a head kick that Krenakore semi-blocks.
Mack tries to clinch but Krenakore is having none of it.
Krenakore ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mack moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Mack.
Nice straight punches there by Krenakore. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Krenakore.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Mack connects with a solid leg kick.
Mack uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Krenakore.
Mack displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Krenakore throws out the jab.
Mack misses with a wild combination.
Mack throws out a leg kick but Krenakore moves out of range and Mack only half commits.
Mack takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Mack ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Krenakore moves away.
Krenakore throws a lazy uppercut
and Mack counters with a thumping low kick.
Mack uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Krenakore.
Mack unleashes a big counter combination but Krenakore bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Krenakore misses the shot to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mengrire Krenakore showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Krenakore, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mengrire Krenakore!
An out of breath Mengrire Krenakore thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Kratos Karumaa (ranked 1042 p4p, 883 weight class) and Jean Luc Petit (ranked 65 p4p, 51 weight class). Karumaa's entrance music is MINK'S - Le Gars Là Est Laid . A fine choice. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kratos Karumaa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jean Luc Petit!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good work by Karumaa as he checks the leg kick.
Karumaa loads up on a big right hand but Petit slips the punch.
Karumaa closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A looping hook to the body misses from Karumaa. Petit does a little dance to reset his feet.
Karumaa throws a jab when Petit was well out of range.
Karumaa slips under a jab from Petit.
Petit walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Karumaa tests Petit's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Karumaa thows a left - swing and a miss!
Karumaa throws a low kick but Petit avoids it.
Karumaa shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Petit is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Petit looks for the body kick but Karumaa saw that one coming.
Petit finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Kratos Karumaa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Karumaa with a nice calf kick.
Karumaa scores with a shot to the body.
Petit cracks Karumaa with a right hand to the side of the head.
A jab from Karumaa does it's job there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A shot to the liver by Karumaa. Beautiful body shot.
Petit throws a low kick, looking for Karumaa's leg but Karumaa calmly moves out of range.
Karumaa shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Karumaa blocks the leg kick.
Karumaa avoids a punch combination nicely.
The fighters circling - Petit throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Karumaa throws a quick inside leg kick.
Karumaa uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Petit.
Karumaa feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Karumaa misses with a low kick.
Petit lands a nice shot that snaps Karumaa's head back.
Petit checks a low kick from Karumaa.
Petit misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
It looked like Karumaa wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Karumaa buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Petit lands with a hook. Karumaa tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Karumaa checks a leg kick.
Petit looks to score with a jab to the body but Karumaa is just out of range.
Petit looks to land a right hand but Karumaa moved out of range.
A head kick misses from Karumaa.
Karumaa is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Nice straight punches there by Karumaa. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Karumaa.
Karumaa avoids the body shot from Petit.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Petit. Karumaa does a little dance to reset his feet.
Karumaa misses with a hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Karumaa pivots, looking for a leg kick but Petit is out of range and Karumaa settles back down.
Karumaa tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Karumaa waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Petit.
Petit misses with a straight left.
Karumaa misses with a hook. Petit ducked under it nicely.
Karumaa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Petit manages to avoid it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Karumaa. That's going to slow Petit down.
Karumaa staying out of range there.
Karumaa ducks under a wild hook from Petit.
Karumaa throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Karumaa scores with a spinning back kick!
Karumaa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Petit tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Petit takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Nice cross by Karumaa.
Petit is looking to score with low kicks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Karumaa.
Karumaa fires out a quick counter leg kick but Petit just manages to avoid it.
Karumaa ducks under a wild hook from Petit.
A jab from Petit misses.
Karumaa goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Petit doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Karumaa takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Petit misses with an uppercut. Karumaa saw that one coming.
Karumaa misses with a wild body shot.
Petit is trying to counter with his kicks.
Karumaa lands a lovely overhand right.
Petit jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Karumaa misses with a kick to the body.
Karumaa connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Petit looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Petit throws a body punch but Karumaa moves out of range.
Petit throws out a powerful jab.
Petit lands with a hook. Karumaa tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Karumaa throws an off balance right hand
and Petit counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Karumaa takes a swing at Petit's ribcage but misses.
Petit is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karumaa checks a leg kick.
Petit throws a low kick but Karumaa avoids it.
Karumaa misses with a wild body shot.
Petit plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Karumaa lands a high kick!
Petit tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Karumaa fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Karumaa misses with an uppercut.
Karumaa throws a leg kick that is checked
and Petit counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Karumaa scoring well with a low kick there.
Karumaa throws out a powerful jab.
Karumaa scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Karumaa throws a body punch but Petit moves out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Karumaa throws a looping overhand right but Petit ducks down to avoid it.
A little jabbing left from Petit on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Karumaa scores with a nice strike.
Karumaa is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Petit.
Karumaa sets himself, and Petit steps forward looking for the clinch! Karumaa avoids it this time.
Petit keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Karumaa.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kratos Karumaa dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Karumaa finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Some bone on bone action there as Karumaa checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Petit tries to land a leg kick but Karumaa saw it coming and moves away.
Kratos Karumaa is winning the standup battle so far.
Petit blocks a jab.
Karumaa pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Petit tries to counter with a clinch but Karumaa shakes him off and moves away.
Karumaa uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Petit.
Karumaa's jab looks to have found its range, popping Petit under the eye.
Karumaa throws out a loose jab but Petit uses good head movement to avoid it.
Karumaa throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Petit counters with a straight right hand.
Karumaa tries to land a leg kick but Petit saw it coming and moves away.
Karumaa moves away from the strike by Petit.
Karumaa defending well as Petit loads up on a big left hand.
Petit throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head kick misses from Karumaa.
Petit has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Karumaa finds it's way round the side to connect with Petit's head.
Petit swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Karumaa is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Petit can do to turn this around?
Karumaa lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Petit lands a jab to the nose.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karumaa thows a left - swing and a miss!
Karumaa throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Karumaa misses with a body shot.
Petit wants to counter the offense by Karumaa and move into the clinch position.
Karumaa blocks a leg kick.
Petit misses the jab.
Petit with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Karumaa to score with a decent uppercut.
The crowd cheers as Petit lands an impressive looking overhand right. Karumaa doesn't seem phased though.
Petit lands a high kick!
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Petit might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Karumaa has got the better of the exchanges.
A decent looking cross lands there for Petit.
Petit misses with a lunging right hand
and Karumaa counters with an outside leg kick.
Petit moves away from the strike by Karumaa.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Petit! But no joy.
Petit steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Karumaa. That one must have hurt.
Karumaa explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Karumaa throws a looping overhand right but Petit ducks down to avoid it.
Karumaa cracks Petit with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Karumaa throws a low kick but Petit avoids it.
Petit throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Karumaa sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Petit avoids the body shot from Karumaa.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karumaa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Karumaa slips a jab from Petit.
Karumaa throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A little jabbing left from Petit on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Petit misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A big left from Petit misses.
Petit tries to work over Karumaa's front leg with a kick but Karumaa checks it.
Petit throws the kick towards the body but Karumaa avoids it.
Petit jabs Karumaa right on the nose. Karumaa blinks but takes it well.
Karumaa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Karumaa slips under a jab from Petit.
Karumaa appears to be looking for a big counter.
Petit throws a low kick, looking for Karumaa's leg but Karumaa calmly moves out of range.
Karumaa slips under a jab from Petit.
Karumaa does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Petit throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Petit lunges at Karumaa with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Karumaa's hand.
Karumaa checks the leg kick.
Karumaa tests Petit's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karumaa scores with a nice head shot.
Karumaa checks the leg kick.
A head kick misses from Petit.
Petit looks to score with a jab to the body but Karumaa is just out of range.
Petit lands with a thumping leg kick.
Karumaa fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Petit has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
The fighters circling - Petit throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That kick from Petit tenderised Karumaa's leg. Karumaa is trying to keep his angry face on.
A slow jab from Karumaa misses its intended target.
Karumaa throws a nice inside leg kick.
Petit looks to land a right hand but Karumaa moved out of range.
Karumaa checks a leg kick.
Karumaa with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Petit blocks a low kick nicely.
Karumaa checks a low kick from Petit.
Karumaa ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Petit pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Petit connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Karumaa's hands.
Petit ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Karumaa wants to slow Petit down by chopping away at his legs.
Petit throws a sloppy body shot
enabling Karumaa to counter with a crisp jab.
Petit throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Karumaa sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Petit uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Karumaa.
Petit scores with a punch to the head.
Karumaa keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Karumaa missing with a left hand there. Petit was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Petit ducks under a wild hook from Karumaa.
Karumaa throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Karumaa chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Karumaa bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Karumaa throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Petit sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Karumaa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Karumaa scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Karumaa has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Karumaa there as he acknowledges the shot.
Petit takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Kratos Karumaa will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Donk. Karumaa catches Petit right on the button with a cross.
Petit keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Karumaa attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Petit throws out a powerful jab.
Karumaa lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Petit's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Karumaa fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Petit on the side of the head.
Petit moves away from the strike by Karumaa.
Petit swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Karumaa darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Petit misses with a hook. Karumaa ducked under it nicely.
Petit with a nice calf kick.
Petit throws a head kick that misses.
Karumaa connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Petit tries a head kick but it misses.
A head kick misses from Karumaa.
Petit has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Karumaa takes a swing at Petit's ribcage but misses.
Petit thinks about the counter body kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Petit throws a body punch but Karumaa moves out of range.
Karumaa throws a lazy right hand but Petit sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Left hook, right uppercut from Petit.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karumaa throws a nice inside leg kick.
Petit throws a leg kick that misses.
Petit uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Karumaa.
Karumaa pushes Petit away with a front kick.
Karumaa takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Good work by Petit as he checks the leg kick.
Petit looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Karumaa lands a nice looking body shot.
Petit has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Karumaa.
Karumaa throws a front kick aimed at Petit's knee but Petit avoids it well.
A combination from Karumaa does no damage.
Karumaa blocks a low kick nicely.
A big left from Petit misses.
Karumaa falls off balance throwing a combination
and Petit counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Petit lands with a thumping leg kick.
Karumaa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Petit moves away.
Karumaa with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Jean Luc Petit has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petit lands a head kick. Karumaa smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Karumaa uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Petit.
Karumaa throws a push kick but Petit slaps the foot to one side.
A nice inside leg kick there by Petit. That's going to slow Karumaa down.
Karumaa fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Petit on the side of the head.
Petit lands a leg kick that knocks Karumaa off balance momentarily.
Petit tries to clinch up.
Karumaa lands an overhand right.
Petit throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Karumaa staying out of range there.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Petit checks a leg kick.
Nice shot lands for Karumaa.
Karumaa throws a hook but Petit avoids it easily.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Karumaa.
A clash of legs there as Karumaa blocks the low kick.
Petit uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Karumaa.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karumaa throws a hook but Petit blocks it.
A head kick misses from Petit.
Petit lands a high kick!
Karumaa connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Karumaa throws a half hearted mid kick.
A swing and a miss from Petit.
Karumaa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Petit.
Karumaa staying out of range there.
Karumaa connects with a body shot that sends Petit's belly button to the back.
Petit falls off balance throwing a combination
and Karumaa counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Karumaa with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Petit takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Karumaa digs a good hook to Petit's body.
Petit blocks the body kick.
Petit goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Petit lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Petit throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Petit walks into a straight right hand from Karumaa.
Karumaa throws the left hand but Petit avoids the punch easily.
Karumaa lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Karumaa connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Petit takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Karumaa bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Petit tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Karumaa was well out of range. Poor timing from Petit.
It looked like Karumaa wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Karumaa throws a nice outside leg kick.
A shot to the liver by Karumaa. Beautiful body shot.
Karumaa takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A jab from Karumaa misses.
Karumaa connects with a solid leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Karumaa lands a jab to the head.
Petit throws a low kick but Karumaa moves out of range easily.
Kratos Karumaa is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Karumaa connects with a nice looking jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Petit. Karumaa does a little dance to reset his feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kratos Karumaa showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Karumaa has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kratos Karumaa!
An out of breath Kratos Karumaa thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Eddie Bravo (ranked 1283 p4p, 1239 weight class) and Eric Ries (ranked 169 p4p, 162 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Eddie Bravo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Eric Ries!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big right from Ries misses.
Bravo tries to counter with a takedown but Ries is quick to defend against it.
Ries scores with a hook.
It looks like Eddie Bravo has been cut.
Ries lands with a hook. Bravo tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Bravo is rocked!
Ries lands an uppercut, right on the button! Bravo tumbles backwards into the cage, staring vacantly into space! He's got no idea where he is, who he is or what day it is... Poor guy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Eric Ries!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Satoshi Ekaku (ranked 714 p4p, 949 weight class) and Skippy Jackson (ranked 66 p4p, 84 weight class). Jackson has chosen Born on the Bayou as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Satoshi Ekaku!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Skippy Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Ekaku jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ekaku ducks under a wild hook from Jackson.
Jackson walks into a left hand.
Ekaku tries to land a front kick but Jackson steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Jackson tries a head kick but it misses.
Ekaku throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Jackson throws a lazy right hand but Ekaku sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jackson throws a shot from downtown. Ekaku moves away and avoids it.
Ekaku throws a chopping leg kick but Jackson manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Jackson looks to land a right hand but Ekaku moved out of range.
Ekaku looks to land a left hand but Jackson moved out of range nicely.
Ekaku catches Jackson with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Jackson slips under a jab from Ekaku.
Ekaku looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Ekaku waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jackson.
Jackson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice cross by Jackson.
Ekaku cracks Jackson with an open hand slap.
Ekaku staying out of range there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jackson looks to throw the jab but Ekaku is out of range.
Ekaku connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Ekaku lands a jab to Jackson's midsection.
A big left from Ekaku misses.
Jackson checks the leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Jackson scoring well with a low kick there.
Ekaku throws a lazy right hand but Jackson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ekaku comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Ekaku ducks under a wild hook from Jackson.
Ekaku looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Jackson takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Ekaku tries a low kick but Jackson avoids it.
A big right from Jackson misses.
Ekaku throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jackson slips a straight right by Ekaku.
Ekaku throws a leg kick but Jackson checks it.
Ekaku waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jackson.
Ekaku displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jackson throws out the jab.
Ekaku throws a nice outside leg kick.
Ekaku lands a glancing blow to the side of Jackson's head.
Ekaku keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jackson.
A telegraphed right hand from Jackson misses the target.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Ekaku missing with a left hand there. Jackson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jackson looks to land a left hand but Ekaku moved out of range nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ekaku looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jackson appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Ekaku is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Ekaku throws an off balance right hand
and Jackson counters with a straight right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ekaku uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jackson.
Jackson thuds his right hand into Ekaku's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Jackson moves out of range of the strikes.
Ekaku throws a jab but it's blocked by Jackson.
Ekaku misses with a low kick.
Ekaku scores with a shot to the body.
Ekaku uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jackson.
Ekaku swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ekaku uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jackson.
Jackson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jackson misses the jab.
Jackson takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Ekaku staying out of range there.
Ekaku fires out a quick counter leg kick but Jackson just manages to avoid it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ekaku.
Jackson misses with a straight right.
Jackson throws a hook to the side of Ekaku's head but Ekaku sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jackson defending well as Ekaku loads up on a big left hand.
Satoshi Ekaku seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ekaku slips under a jab from Jackson.
Ekaku keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jackson might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Ekaku with the inside leg kick.
Jackson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ekaku sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ekaku appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Ekaku connects with a nice looking jab.
Ekaku scoring well with a low kick there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson misses with a straight right.
Ekaku gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Jackson finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Ekaku moves in looking to clinch but Jackson pushes him off.
Ekaku avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A swing and a miss from Ekaku.
A countering left hand to the body from Jackson misses.
A swing and a miss from Jackson.
Ekaku throws an overhand right that lands on Jackson's shoulder, as Jackson tries to avoid the shot.
Jackson misses with a body kick.
Jackson moves out of range of the strikes.
Jackson throws a hook to the side of Ekaku's head but Ekaku sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ekaku smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Ekaku is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Jackson takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Jackson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ekaku.
Jackson looks to land a right hand but Ekaku moved out of range.
Ekaku blocks a jab.
A swing and a miss from Ekaku.
Ekaku displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jackson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ekaku.
Ekaku uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jackson.
Jackson throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Ekaku stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Jackson moves out of range of the body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ekaku closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Ekaku moves out of range of the body kick from Jackson.
Ekaku moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Ekaku checks a low kick from Jackson.
Ekaku missing with a left hand there. Jackson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ekaku bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Jackson looks to land a right hand but Ekaku moved out of range.
Jackson moves out of range of the body kick.
Ekaku swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jackson is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Jackson throws the left hand but Ekaku avoids the punch easily.
Ekaku tried to counter with a leg kick but Jackson avoided it.
A clash of legs there as Ekaku blocks the low kick.
Ekaku stuns Jackson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A swing and a miss from Jackson.
A clash of legs there as Jackson blocks the low kick.
Ekaku goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Ekaku slips under a jab from Jackson.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jackson throws a shot from downtown. Ekaku moves away and avoids it.
Jackson keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Jab, jab by Ekaku - just one landing.
Jackson takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Ekaku throws a low kick but Jackson moves out of range easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Satoshi Ekaku dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Jackson tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A big left from Jackson misses.
Ekaku doesn't manage to clinch there - Jackson circles away.
Jackson misses with an uppercut. Ekaku saw that one coming.
Jackson ducks under a wild hook from Ekaku.
Ekaku cracks Jackson with a right hand to the side of the head.
Jackson ducks under a wild hook from Ekaku.
A jab from Jackson finds it's way through Ekaku's defenses.
Jackson blocks a leg kick.
Ekaku swings away with a body shot that misses
and Jackson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jackson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A big right from Jackson misses.
Jackson loads up on a big right hand but Ekaku slips the punch.
A big left from Jackson misses.
Jackson throws an overhand right that lands on Ekaku's shoulder, as Ekaku tries to avoid the shot.
Ekaku swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jackson takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Jackson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ekaku sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ekaku swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Satoshi Ekaku is winning the standup battle so far.
Jackson blocks a low kick nicely.
Jackson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Ekaku is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jackson.
A big right from Jackson misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jackson misses with a wild body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson misses with a body shot.
Jackson avoids a kick to the body.
Ekaku ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jackson moves away.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Jackson throws a big shot that misses.
Jackson throws a shot from downtown. Ekaku moves away and avoids it.
Jackson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ekaku sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ekaku uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jackson.
Ekaku shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Ekaku chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Jackson scores with a jab.
A leg kick checked by Jackson.
Ekaku moves out of range of the strikes.
Ekaku throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Jackson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ekaku is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jackson.
Ekaku ducks under a wild hook from Jackson.
Ekaku half committed to a counter leg kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Ekaku checks a leg kick.
Ekaku uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jackson.
A big left from Ekaku misses.
A slow jab from Jackson misses its intended target.
Jackson ducks under a wild hook from Ekaku.
Jackson throws a jab when Ekaku was well out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ekaku moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Ekaku closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ekaku lands a nice leg kick that just misses Jackson's sensitive parts.
Jackson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jackson shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Ekaku throws out a powerful jab.
Jackson throws a big shot that misses.
A big right from Jackson misses.
Jackson's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Jackson wants to slow Ekaku down by chopping away at his legs.
Ekaku misses with a looping right.
Jackson throws a lazy right hand but Ekaku sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A slow jab from Jackson misses its intended target.
Jackson takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Jackson looks to land a left hand but Ekaku moved out of range nicely.
A punch lands to the side of Jackson 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Ekaku displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jackson throws out the jab.
Jackson misses the jab.
Ekaku misses with a low kick.
Jackson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Ekaku will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ekaku tries to score with a low kick but Jackson moves his leg out of the way.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ekaku buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Jackson slips under a jab.
Ekaku throws a leg kick but Jackson checks it.
Ekaku misses with a straight left.
A slow jab from Jackson misses its intended target.
A slow jab from Jackson misses its intended target.
Ekaku was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
A low kick lands for Ekaku.
Ekaku throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A big left from Jackson misses.
Jackson moves out of range of the body kick from Ekaku.
Ekaku misses with a body shot.
Ekaku throws a shot to the body.
Jackson misses with a straight left.
Ekaku lands a nice leg kick that just misses Jackson's sensitive parts.
Ekaku with a nice cross.
Ekaku instigates a clinch.
Jackson blocks an uppercut.
Jackson tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Jackson jumps guard but Ekaku turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Jackson tries to pull guard but Ekaku holds him up against the cage and eventually Jackson drops back down to his feet.
Satoshi Ekaku has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Skippy Jackson.
Jackson jumps guard but Ekaku stands there with Jackson around his waist. Jackson gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson drags the fight down to the ground.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ekaku avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Jackson working for a triangle but Ekaku defends it easily.
Jackson looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jackson can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Ekaku controls the pace.
Jackson is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Jackson is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Ekaku is aware though and is defending well.
Ekaku passes into half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Satoshi Ekaku will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Ekaku checks a leg kick.
Ekaku slips a straight right by Jackson.
Ekaku finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Ekaku throws a quick inside leg kick.
Ekaku moves away from the strike by Jackson.
Ekaku ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ekaku throws a leg kick which misses Jackson's front leg but catches the back leg as Jackson tries to avoid it.
Ekaku scores with a nice head shot.
Ekaku avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Ekaku lands with an overhand left.
Jackson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ekaku feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Jacksons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Ekaku on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Jackson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ekaku throws a shot from downtown. Jackson moves away and avoids it.
Ekaku fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Jackson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Jackson misses with an uppercut. Ekaku saw that one coming.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jackson smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Ekaku with the inside leg kick.
Jackson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ekaku swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ekaku connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Jackson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
An inside leg kick lands from Ekaku.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Ekaku.
Jackson misses the shot to the body.
Ekaku fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Ekaku will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Ekaku uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jackson.
Jackson moves out of range of the strikes.
Jackson throws a jab but it's blocked by Ekaku.
Ekaku uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jackson.
Ekaku was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Ekaku slips a jab from Jackson.
Ekaku slips under a jab.
Ekaku half committed to a counter leg kick.
Jackson fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Ekaku on the side of the head.
Ekaku tried to score with a low kick but Jackson checks it.
Ekaku attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Jackson! But no joy.
Ekaku throws a low kick, looking for Jackson's leg but Jackson calmly moves out of range.
Ekaku connects with a crisp jab.
A bone on bone clash there as Ekaku blocks the leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jackson. Ekaku does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ekaku throws a nice inside leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jackson throws a lazy right hand but Ekaku sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ekaku throwing a counter right hand but Jackson manages to avoid it.
Ekaku is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ekaku pushes Jackson away with a front kick.
Donk. Ekaku catches Jackson right on the button with a cross.
Jackson throws a shot from downtown. Ekaku moves away and avoids it.
Ekaku lands a head shot.
Ekaku lands a leg kick that knocks Jackson off balance momentarily.
Ekaku slips a jab from Jackson.
Ekaku lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Jackson blocks a jab.
Jackson takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Ekaku bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Jackson's head.
Ekaku misses with a few strikes there.
Ekaku pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ekaku throws a low kick but it's checked well by Jackson.
Jackson takes a swing at Ekaku's ribcage but misses.
Ekaku slips a straight right by Jackson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ekaku lands a front kick.
Ekaku throws a chopping leg kick but Jackson manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Ekaku slips a straight right by Jackson.
Ekaku misses the jab.
Jackson tries a quick counter leg kick but Ekaku is wise to it.
Jackson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ekaku.
Jackson slips a jab from Ekaku.
Ekaku throws a hook but Jackson avoids it easily.
Jackson needs to keep his hands up - Ekaku had a free shot at his head there.
Ekaku ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jackson misses with an attempted mid kick.
Ekaku avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ekaku connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A nice inside leg kick there by Ekaku. That's going to slow Jackson down.
Ekaku loads up on a big right hand but Jackson slips the punch.
Jackson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ekaku.
Ekaku slips under a jab.
Ekaku ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jackson moves away.
Jackson misses with a hook. Ekaku ducked under it nicely.
Ekaku lands a nice shot to the body.
Jackson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ekaku.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ekaku throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jackson just misses with a punch to the body.
A nice leg kick from Ekaku, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ekaku chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Ekaku tries a head kick but it misses.
Ekaku keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jackson.
Nice defenses there by Ekaku.
Ekaku is looking to clinch.
Nice defenses there by Ekaku.
Jackson throws out a loose jab but Ekaku uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ekaku throws a hook but Jackson blocks it.
Ekaku throws a low kick but Jackson moves out of range easily.
Jackson misses with a looping right.
Jackson misses with a low kick.
Ekaku slips under a jab.
Ekaku misses the jab.
A little jabbing left from Jackson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Ekaku buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Ekaku moves out of range as Jackson strikes.
Ekaku fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jackson manages to avoid it.
It seemed like Jackson was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Skippy Jackson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Satoshi Ekaku is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ekaku moves out of range of the strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Satoshi Ekaku showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Ekaku, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Satoshi Ekaku!
Our winner, Satoshi Ekaku, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Bam Bam Joshy (ranked 542 p4p, 915 weight class) and Xylon Kofel (ranked 49 p4p, 80 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bam Bam Joshy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 8 - 1, fighting out of New York, Xylon Kofel!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kofel slips under a jab.
Joshy takes a swing at Kofel's ribcage but misses.
Kofel misses with a low kick as Joshy jumps back.
Kofel misses with a low kick.
Kofel has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Kofel bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Joshy throws a jab but it's blocked by Kofel.
Joshy looks to score with a jab to the body but Kofel is just out of range.
Kofel tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Joshy was well out of range. Poor timing from Kofel.
An attempted straight right counter from Joshy misses the target.
Joshy throws a body punch but Kofel moves out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Kofel! But no joy.
Joshy blocks a low kick nicely.
A jab from Kofel finds it's way through Joshy's defenses.
Joshy throws a poor cross that misses
and Kofel counters with a thumping low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Joshy misses with a body shot.
Joshy throws a right hand that misses
and Joshy takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Joshy throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kofel sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Joshy throws a predictable looking body shot
and Kofel cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kofel throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Joshy throwing a counter right hand but Kofel manages to avoid it.
A swing and a miss from Joshy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Joshy looks to land a right hand but Kofel moved out of range.
Joshy misses with an uppercut.
Joshy throws a right and a left that both miss.
Joshy throws a lazy uppercut
and Kofel cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Joshy lands a nice looking body shot.
Kofel keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Joshy misses with a series of wild punches.
A looping hook to the body misses from Joshy. Kofel does a little dance to reset his feet.
Joshy moves out of range of the leg kick from Kofel.
Joshy bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kofel throws a front kick aimed at Joshy's knee but Joshy avoids it well.
It looked like Joshy wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Joshy swings for the body but Kofel moves out of range.
The fighters circling - Kofel throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A nice combination there by Joshy.
Joshy looks to land a right hand but Kofel moved out of range.
Joshy is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Kofel's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Joshy moves out of range as Kofel strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Joshy throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Joshy checks a leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Joshy bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kofel misses with a hook
and Joshy counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kofel buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kofel lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Kofel takes a swing at Joshy's ribcage but misses.
A big left from Joshy misses.
Kofel on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Kofel takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
A big right from Joshy misses.
Kofel misses with an uppercut. Joshy saw that one coming.
Kofel misses with a looping left.
Joshy has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Joshy there as he acknowledges the shot.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kofel.
Joshy connects with a nice looking jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kofel moves out of range as Joshy strikes.
Joshy takes a swing at Kofel's ribcage but misses.
Joshy throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kofel flicks out a counter leg kick but Joshy steps away.
Kofel's corner calls for a 1-2. Kofel obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Joshy swings for the body but Kofel moves out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Joshy misses the target.
Joshy backing away here, and Kofel unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Kofel ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Kofel is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Kofel scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Kofel bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Joshy's head.
Joshy avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Joshy misses with a wild body shot.
Joshy connects with the punch.
Joshy keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Joshy swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Joshy waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kofel.
Kofel misses with a hook
and Joshy counters with a straight right hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Joshy. Kofel does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Kofel does it's job there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kofel misses with a lunging right hand
letting Joshy counter with a right hand.
Joshy throws a hook to the side of Kofel's head but Kofel sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kofel swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Joshy jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kofel.
Joshy takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Joshy misses with a hook
and Kofel counters with a leg kick.
Kofel throws a good cross that connects.
Joshy swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Kofel counters with a stiff right hand.
Joshy misses the shot to the body.
A big right from Kofel misses.
Joshy lands the left hand.
Joshy takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Joshy throws a big shot that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Joshy throws a lazy right hand but Kofel sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Joshy misses with an uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Xylon Kofel will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Good work by Joshy as he checks the leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kofel. Joshy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jab by Kofel.
Joshy throws a hook but Kofel blocks it.
A big right from Kofel misses.
Nice body punch from Joshy.
Kofel throws a jab but it's blocked by Joshy.
Kofel looks to score with a jab to the body but Joshy is just out of range.
Joshy throws a lazy right hand but Kofel sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Xylon Kofel seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Joshy misses with a hook.
Joshy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kofel.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kofel tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Joshy is able to avoid easily.
Kofel throws a wild body kick that Joshy sees coming a mile off.
Kofel thuds his right hand into Joshy's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Kofel fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Joshy manages to avoid it.
Joshy misses with a hook to the body
and Kofel counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Joshy has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Kofel finds it's way round the side to connect with Joshy's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Joshy looks to score with a jab to the body but Kofel is just out of range.
Joshy slips under a jab.
Nice straight punches there by Joshy. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Joshy.
A jab from Joshy finds it's way through Kofel's defenses.
Kofel tries to score with a low kick but Joshy moves his leg out of the way.
Joshy comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Kofel dodges the punch combination from Joshy.
Kofel bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kofel keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Joshy misses with a combination
and Kofel counters with an outside leg kick.
Joshy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kofel is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Kofel lands a nice looking body shot.
Kofel misses with a looping left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Joshy throws a body shot but no joy.
Good leg kick by Kofel.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kofel finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Nice jab there from Joshy.
Kofel ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kofel connects with a looping right hand.
Kofel throws a jab when Joshy was well out of range.
Kofel on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Joshy doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Kofel thumps Joshy with a low kick.
Joshy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kofel manages to avoid it.
Kofel shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A jab lands there for Kofel.
A slow jab from Joshy misses its intended target.
Joshy missing with a left hand there. Kofel was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Joshy checks a leg kick.
Joshy went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joshy throws out a loose jab but Kofel uses good head movement to avoid it.
Joshy jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A cross from Joshy lands.
Joshy will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kofel fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Joshy takes a swing at Kofel's ribcage but misses.
Kofel flicks out a counter leg kick but Joshy steps away.
Joshy slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Kofel scoring well with a low kick there.
Joshy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kofel looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Joshy takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Joshy throws a lazy right hand but Kofel sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kofel turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Joshy checks a leg kick nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kofel missing with a left hand there. Joshy was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Joshy displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kofel throws out the jab.
Kofel throws a hook but Joshy avoids it easily.
Joshy bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kofel scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Kofel bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kofel misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Joshy.
Kofel bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Kofel finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Joshy uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kofel.
Joshy throws a lazy uppercut
and Kofel cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Joshy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Joshy checks a low kick from Kofel.
Kofel connects with an inside leg kick.
Joshy throws a body shot but no joy.
Joshy takes one to the side of the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Xylon Kofel showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Joshy's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Joshy lands a nice looking body shot.
Kofel looks to land a left hand but Joshy moved out of range nicely.
Joshy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kofel manages to avoid it.
Kofel looks to land a right hand but Joshy moved out of range.
Joshy is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Kofel avoids the body shot from Joshy.
Kofel missing with a left hand there. Joshy was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Joshy throws a jab when Kofel was well out of range.
Joshy thows a left - swing and a miss!
Joshy walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Joshy throws a lazy right hand but Kofel sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kofel scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Joshy throws a hook to the side of Kofel's head but Kofel sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kofel with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Joshy misses with an uppercut.
Joshy throws a body shot but no joy.
Joshy is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kofel lunges at Joshy with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Joshy's hand.
Kofel swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kofel fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Joshy drops his hands momentarily and Kofel takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Kofel slips under a jab from Joshy.
Joshy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice defenses there by Joshy.
Joshy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kofel.
Kofel tries a quick counter leg kick but Joshy is wise to it.
Kofel fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Joshy looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Joshy with a jab.
Kofel looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
No joy there for Joshy, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kofel moves out of range as Joshy strikes.
Kofel only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Joshy looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Kofel with a nice cross.
Kofel misses with a low kick as Joshy jumps back.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Joshy throws a right hand that misses
and Kofel counters with a low kick, right behind Joshy 's knee.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Joshy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kofel throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kofel misses with an uppercut.
A quick step to the side and Joshy tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kofel tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Joshy was well out of range. Poor timing from Kofel.
Joshy bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Kofel's head backwards.
Kofel staying out of range there.
Joshy connects with a single shot there.
A big left from Joshy misses.
Joshy on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kofel. Kofel obviously looking to wear him down.
That kick from Kofel tenderised Joshy's leg. Joshy is trying to keep his angry face on.
Joshy steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kofel.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kofel. Joshy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Joshy swings for the body but Kofel moves out of range.
Kofel throws out a counter right but Joshy avoids it with no problem.
Kofel lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Kofel with a nice calf kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joshy throws a body punch but Kofel moves out of range.
Kofel's jab looks to have found its range, popping Joshy under the eye.
Kofel misses with an uppercut. Joshy saw that one coming.
A quick step to the side and Joshy tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kofel getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Joshy lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kofel circles away quickly and effectively.
Kofel misses with a low kick.
Joshy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Joshy ducks under a wild hook from Kofel.
An attempted straight right counter from Joshy misses the target.
Joshy lands with a straight right. Kofel didn't see that one coming.
A jab from Kofel misses.
Joshy looks to land a right hand but Kofel moved out of range.
Joshy uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Joshy moves out of range of the leg kick from Kofel.
Joshy throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Kofel counters with a stiff right hand.
Joshy throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kofel sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kofel throws a nice outside leg kick.
Kofel missing with a left hand there. Joshy was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Joshy throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Joshy misses with an uppercut. Kofel saw that one coming.
Joshy throws out a loose jab but Kofel uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kofel avoids the body shot from Joshy.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kofel. Joshy does a little dance to reset his feet.
A nice combination there by Joshy.
A swing and a miss from Joshy.
Kofel lands a nice looking body shot.
Joshy misses with a series of wild punches.
Kofel bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kofel comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Bam Bam Joshy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kofel throws a good cross that connects.
And that's the end of the fight!
Xylon Kofel comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Kofel has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Xylon Kofel!
Our winner, Xylon Kofel, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Galen Dall Jr (ranked 696 p4p, 400 weight class) and Jaxon Magrath (ranked 109 p4p, 61 weight class). Jaxon Magrath struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 156.2lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Galen Dall Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 3 - 1, fighting out of New York, Jaxon Magrath!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Percy O'Donnell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Magrath misses with a straight right.
Magrath misses with a low kick as Dall Jr jumps back.
Dall Jr tries to counter with a takedown but Magrath is quick to defend against it.
Magrath connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Magrath connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dall Jr looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Dall Jr shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Magrath but Magrath pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Magrath digs a good body shot into Dall Jr's ribs.
Dall Jr keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Magrath.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dall Jr. Magrath does a little dance to reset his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A slapping leg kick lands for Dall Jr.
Magrath throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dall Jr wants to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Magrath dips to his left and cracks Dall Jr with an uppercut!
Magrath has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Magrath scores with a crisp jab that stopped Dall Jr in his tracks.
Magrath jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Magrath on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Dall Jr. Dall Jr obviously looking to wear him down.
A nice leg kick from Dall Jr, right into the meat of the thigh.
Magrath throws a hook but Dall Jr blocks it.
Dall Jr slips a straight right by Magrath.
Magrath jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Magrath lands with a nice body punch.
Dall Jr looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Magrath throws a looping overhand right but Dall Jr ducks down to avoid it.
Magrath throws a hook to the side of Dall Jr's head but Dall Jr sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Dall Jr bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Dall Jr swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Magrath looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Magrath moves out of range of the leg kick from Dall Jr.
It seemed like Magrath was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Magrath drops his hands momentarily and Dall Jr takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Magrath connects with an inside leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dall Jr wants to clinch.
A little jabbing left from Magrath on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Magrath avoids the body shot from Dall Jr.
A looping hook to the body misses from Magrath. Dall Jr does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dall Jr throws a shot from downtown. Magrath moves away and avoids it.
Magrath now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Magrath fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Dall Jr blocks a jab.
Magrath looks for the body kick but Dall Jr saw that one coming.
Dall Jr misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Magrath flicks out a counter leg kick but Dall Jr steps away.
Dall Jr fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Magrath, as that shot connected.
Dall Jr lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Jaxon Magrath is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Magrath bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Dall Jr's head backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Magrath misses.
Dall Jr throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Magrath stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Magrath misses with a hook.
Dall Jr attempts a counter takedown but Magrath avoids it well and moves away.
Dall Jr is looking to score with low kicks.
Magrath cracks Dall Jr with a good jab.
Jaxon Magrath seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dall Jr tries to clinch up but Magrath circles away and keeps his distance.
Dall Jr misses with a hook
enabling Magrath to counter with a crisp jab.
Dall Jr dives in and scores a takedown into Magrath's guard.
Dall Jr looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Dall Jr looking to sit in guard and control but Magrath gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dall Jr looking for a sweep. Not yet Dall Jr, not yet.
Dall Jr is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Magrath defends well.
Dall Jr working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Magrath doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Magrath manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dall Jr working for submissions but it's allowed Magrath to get to half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jaxon Magrath dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Magrath throws a leg kick but Dall Jr sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Dall Jr defending well as Magrath loads up on a big left hand.
Dall Jr jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Magrath throws a hook but Dall Jr avoids it easily.
Magrath slips a jab from Dall Jr.
Dall Jr throws a predictable looking body shot
and Magrath counters with a nice low kick that buckles Dall Jr's knee momentarily.
Good exchange - Magrath coming out on top.
Magrath swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Dall Jr bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Magrath throws the left hand but Dall Jr avoids the punch easily.
Magrath missing with a left hand there. Dall Jr was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dall Jr looks to score with a jab to the body but Magrath is just out of range.
Jaxon Magrath seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Magrath moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Dall Jr throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Magrath looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Dall Jr throws a leg kick that misses.
Dall Jr throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dall Jr misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dall Jr lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Magrath circles away quickly and effectively.
Magrath lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Dall Jr wants to clinch up but Magrath keeps it at a distance.
Dall Jr stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Magrath.
Magrath has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Magrath is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dall Jr.
Dall Jr moves into the clinch.
Dall Jr is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Magrath pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Magrath working hard to break the clinch.
Dall Jr working aggressively here.
Dall Jr misses with a hook from the clinch.
Magrath can't break the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dall Jr.
Dall Jr throws a head punch that misses.
Magrath working hard to break the clinch.
Dall Jr prevents Magrath from breaking the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dall Jr working aggressively here.
Dall Jr prevents Magrath from breaking the clinch.
Magrath looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Magrath is trying to break the clinch but Dall Jr is controlling him.
Magrath is trying to force a seperation but Dall Jr has the dominant position.
Magrath breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dall Jr moves into range and clinches up with Magrath.
Magrath's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Magrath misses with a straight left.
Magrath pivots, looking for a leg kick but Dall Jr is out of range and Magrath settles back down.
Magrath misses with a hook. Dall Jr ducked under it nicely.
Dall Jr changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Magrath tries to avoid it but Dall Jr manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Magrath to the ground. Magrath escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Magrath checks a leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dall Jr checks a low kick from Magrath.
Dall Jr moves in looking to clinch but Magrath pushes him off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Magrath. That's going to slow Dall Jr down.
Magrath avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Dall Jr on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Magrath. Magrath obviously looking to wear him down.
Dall Jr connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Dall Jr swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Magrath misses the jab.
Dall Jr ducks under a wild hook from Magrath.
Dall Jr scores with the left hand. Magrath knows he should have avoided that one.
Dall Jr throws a low kick but Magrath avoids it.
Dall Jr uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Magrath.
Magrath throws a right hand that misses
and Dall Jr counters with a series of strikes. Magrath will be more careful next time no doubt.
Dall Jr throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Magrath.
Magrath looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Magrath lands a jab to Dall Jr's midsection.
Magrath bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Dall Jr's head backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dall Jr staying out of range there.
Dall Jr fires out a quick counter leg kick but Magrath just manages to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dall Jr cracks Magrath with an open hand slap.
Magrath lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Dall Jr misses with a wild combination.
Magrath lands a leg kick that knocks Dall Jr off balance momentarily.
Dall Jr throws an off balance right hand
and Magrath counters with a straight right hand.
Dall Jr is looking to score with low kicks.
Magrath throws out a counter right but Dall Jr avoids it with no problem.
Magrath looks to land a left hand but Dall Jr moved out of range nicely.
Magrath delivers a nice body kick.
Magrath fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Dall Jr lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Magrath throws a hook but Dall Jr blocks it.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Dall Jr checks a leg kick.
Magrath ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Jaxon Magrath will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Magrath throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Dall Jr takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Dall Jr checks a low kick from Magrath.
Dall Jr tried to score with a low kick but Magrath checks it.
Dall Jr uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Magrath.
Magrath misses the jab.
Dall Jr tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Magrath counters with a nice uppercut.
Dall Jr clinches.
A hook to the body from Dall Jr.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Magrath blocks an uppercut.
Magrath is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Dall Jr throws a head punch that misses.
Magrath is trying to break the clinch but Dall Jr has him pressed against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Magrath's face as he tries to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dall Jr lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Magrath or not.
A short uppercut from Dall Jr.
Dall Jr lands with a light punch inside.
Magrath's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Magrath throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dall Jr connects with an inside leg kick.
Dall Jr throws a hook but Magrath avoids it easily.
Dall Jr tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dall Jr wants to clinch.
Dall Jr ducks right into an uppercut from Magrath.
Magrath throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dall Jr fires out a quick counter leg kick but Magrath just manages to avoid it.
Galen Dall Jr has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Magrath throws a lazy right hand but Dall Jr sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Dall Jr is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Magrath.
Magrath avoids a punch combination nicely.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Magrath! But no joy.
Magrath circles away from the clinch attempt.
Magrath throws a leg kick
and Dall Jr counters with a shoot takedown. Magrath fights it but they end up in guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dall Jr trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Dall Jr slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Dall Jr goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Magrath has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Dall Jr but great work by Magrath.
Dall Jr is trying to escape the position but Magrath is controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Galen Dall Jr overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
You can see the frustration on Dall Jr's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Dall Jr sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Magrath controlling the action here.
Dall Jr is looking to improve his position.
Magrath keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Dall Jr is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Magrath pulls his head out easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dall Jr tries to get to full guard but Magrath has control of the leg.
Dall Jr trying to get back to full guard but Magrath takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dall Jr tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Dall Jr swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Galen Dall Jr.
I think Magrath has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jaxon Magrath!
Jaxon Magrath thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Boyko Kersikov (ranked 348 p4p, 576 weight class) and Ansis Kaupens (ranked 55 p4p, 82 weight class). Kersikov comes to the cage accompanied by Sefa - God's Plan. Ansis Kaupens acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 3 - 1, fighting out of New York, Boyko Kersikov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Ansis Kaupens!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kersikov blocks a head kick by Kaupens.
As Kaupens tries to get set, Kersikov tries to push him back and clinch up but Kaupens manages to avoid the attempt.
A nice combination there by Kaupens.
Ansis Kaupens seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kaupens throws a nice looking combination but Kersikov bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kersikov needs to keep his hands up - Kaupens had a free shot at his head there.
Kaupens thows a body kick. Kersikov tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Nice cross by Kaupens.
Kaupens ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A jab from Kaupens misses.
Kersikov is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Kaupens.
Kaupens connects with a nice looking jab.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Kersikov on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Kaupens pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kaupens uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Kaupens is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Kersikov moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Kersikov has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Kaupens lands a brutal head kick. Kersikov looks out on his feet and Kaupens throws more strikes until the ref is forced to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick and Punches). Ansis Kaupens!
An out of breath Ansis Kaupens thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Yoshimitsu Fukumitsu (ranked 426 p4p, 803 weight class) and Brett Shoenfeld (ranked 20 p4p, 45 weight class). Fukumitsu's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, you should see me in a crown. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yoshimitsu Fukumitsu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 15 - 0, fighting out of New York, Brett Shoenfeld!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fukumitsu throws a good cross that connects.
Shoenfeld ducks under a wild hook from Fukumitsu.
And Shoenfeld tries to counter it with a takedown but Fukumitsu pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Fukumitsu waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Shoenfeld.
Shoenfeld is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Fukumitsu throws a looping overhand right but Shoenfeld ducks down to avoid it.
Fukumitsu misses with a hook.
Fukumitsu scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Fukumitsu throws a lazy uppercut
and Shoenfeld counters with a single leg into guard. Fukumitsu didn't expect that.
Fukumitsu keeping full guard, as Shoenfeld tries to pass.
Shoenfeld stops Fukumitsu from standing up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shoenfeld tries to free his leg and advance position but Fukumitsu is retaining full guard.
Fukumitsu has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Shoenfeld passes Fukumitsu's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Shoenfeld moves nicely into side control.
Shoenfeld wants to control but Fukumitsu is keeping him busy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Fukumitsu wants to get back to his feet.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Fukumitsu just misses with a punch to the body.
Fukumitsu swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Fukumitsu pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Yoshimitsu Fukumitsu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fukumitsu throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Shoenfeld tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Fukumitsu fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Shoenfeld drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Fukumitsu defends it well.
Fukumitsu throws a hook but Shoenfeld avoids it easily.
Fukumitsu throws a head kick that misses.
Shoenfeld is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Fukumitsu misses.
Fukumitsu is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Shoenfeld.
Shoenfeld uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Fukumitsu.
Nice uppercut lands for Fukumitsu. That snapped Shoenfeld's head back.
Shoenfeld moves out of range of the strikes.
Fukumitsu throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Shoenfeld tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Fukumitsu throws a jab but it's blocked by Shoenfeld.
Shoenfeld tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Fukumitsu throws an off balance right hand
and Shoenfeld counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Shoenfeld is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Shoenfeld is looking for a kimura but Fukumitsu is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Shoenfeld to get the leverage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shoenfeld is working for a kimura but Fukumitsu is defending it quite comfortably.
Fukumitsu is trying to stand.
Fukumitsu manages to escape and get back to his feet!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Shoenfeld steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Fukumitsu.
Shoenfeld tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Shoenfeld moves out of range as Fukumitsu strikes.
Fukumitsu is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Shoenfeld slips under a jab from Fukumitsu.
Shoenfeld is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Fukumitsu throws a hook to the side of Shoenfeld's head but Shoenfeld sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
And Shoenfeld tries to counter it with a takedown but Fukumitsu pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Shoenfeld takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Shoenfeld defending well as Fukumitsu loads up on a big left hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Yoshimitsu Fukumitsu dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Fukumitsu looks to throw the jab but Shoenfeld is out of range.
Shoenfeld with the counter takedown but Fukumitsu avoids it easily.
A swing and a miss from Fukumitsu.
Shoenfeld drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Fukumitsu defends it well.
A telegraphed right hand from Fukumitsu misses the target.
Shoenfeld drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Fukumitsu defends it well.
Fukumitsu connects with the punch.
A jab from Fukumitsu misses.
Shoenfeld drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Fukumitsu defends it well.
A jab from Fukumitsu misses.
Shoenfeld slips under a jab.
Shoenfeld tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Yoshimitsu Fukumitsu is winning the standup battle so far.
Fukumitsu looks to land a left hand but Shoenfeld moved out of range nicely.
Shoenfeld changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Shoenfeld staying out of range there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shoenfeld steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Fukumitsu.
The fighters circling - Fukumitsu throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Fukumitsu throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Shoenfeld sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Shoenfeld feints the counter takedown.
Shoenfeld uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Fukumitsu.
Shoenfeld tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fukumitsu throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Fukumitsu throws a hook but Shoenfeld avoids it easily.
Fukumitsu misses with a looping left.
Fukumitsu throws a jab but it's blocked by Shoenfeld.
And Shoenfeld tries to counter it with a takedown but Fukumitsu pushes his down on his head and steps out.
A decent looking cross lands there for Fukumitsu.
Fukumitsu misses with a left hand
so Shoenfeld counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Shoenfeld forces his way into half guard.
Shoenfeld is working for a kimura but Fukumitsu is defending it quite comfortably.
Shoenfeld uses his free foot to push down on Fukumitsu's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Fukumitsu.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fukumitsu squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Shoenfeld trying to control but Fukumitsu is having none of it.
You get the feeling that Fukumitsu really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Fukumitsu is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Shoenfeld can do to turn this around?
Shoenfeld looking to control but Fukumitsu is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shoenfeld seems to be looking to move to his opponent's back but Fukumitsu is holding on tight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fukumitsu wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Shoenfeld moves to the back position.
Shoenfeld is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Fukumitsu knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Fukumitsu for a finish.
Shoenfeld seems to be going for a rear naked choke. He has an arm under Fukumitsu's chin but Fukumitsu turns very nicely into Shoenfeld's guard. Good BJJ skills being displayed there by Fukumitsu.
Shoenfeld trying to keep a closed guard but Fukumitsu is proving a slippery customer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fukumitsu wants to stand but Shoenfeld is controlling his posture from full guard.
Shoenfeld manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Fukumitsu manages to get himself to full guard.
Shoenfeld passes Fukumitsu's left leg - he's now in half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Shoenfeld is looking for a kimura but Fukumitsu is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Shoenfeld to get the leverage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Yoshimitsu Fukumitsu will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Shoenfeld moves out of range as Fukumitsu strikes.
Fukumitsu throws a looping overhand right but Shoenfeld ducks down to avoid it.
And Shoenfeld tries to counter it with a takedown but Fukumitsu pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Shoenfeld steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Fukumitsu.
Shoenfeld feints the counter takedown.
Fukumitsu throws a jab but it's blocked by Shoenfeld.
Fukumitsu throws the left hand but Shoenfeld avoids the punch easily.
Shoenfeld feints the counter takedown.
Fukumitsu throws out a loose jab but Shoenfeld uses good head movement to avoid it.
Shoenfeld bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Shoenfeld is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Fukumitsu jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Fukumitsu lands a lovely overhand right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shoenfeld ducks under a wild hook from Fukumitsu.
Shoenfeld changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Fukumitsu looks to throw the jab but Shoenfeld is out of range.
A swing and a miss from Fukumitsu.
Shoenfeld feints the counter takedown.
Fukumitsu jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Shoenfeld is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fukumitsu throws out a loose jab but Shoenfeld uses good head movement to avoid it.
Shoenfeld drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Fukumitsu defends it well.
Fukumitsu looks to throw the jab but Shoenfeld is out of range.
Shoenfeld takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Fukumitsu connects with a looping right hand.
Fukumitsu darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Brett Shoenfeld is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fukumitsu misses with an uppercut.
Yoshimitsu Fukumitsu is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fukumitsu connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
 Shoenfeld is rocked!
Fukumitsu closes the distance and lands a brutal uppercut that knocks Shoenfeld out! We're looking at the replay now - he was out before he hit the floor!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:43 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Yoshimitsu Fukumitsu!
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